Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization - G.17

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Release Date: March 16, 2016

Table 6 Diffusion Indexes of Industrial Production

Percent
Year Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
 
One Month Earlier
2014 40.8 63.5 66.6 49.5 60.9 57.2 63.9 46.5 61.2 56.2 63.2 54.5
2015 49.2 46.5 52.8 53.5 54.2 48.2 61.2 50.5 44.1 56.9 50.2 51.2
2016 53.2
 
Three Months Earlier
2014 47.8 57.9 64.2 69.6 68.9 58.9 64.2 62.5 62.9 57.5 64.9 65.9
2015 59.5 43.8 47.5 50.8 55.2 51.2 57.9 62.9 57.5 55.2 51.2 50.5
2016 52.2
 
Six Months Earlier
2014 53.5 56.2 64.9 63.2 62.2 67.2 69.6 68.9 64.2 63.9 69.2 68.6
2015 60.9 57.9 59.2 58.9 50.8 47.5 53.5 59.5 57.5 56.2 54.2 55.9
2016 50.8

Note: The diffusion indexes are calculated as the percentage of series that increased over the indicated
span (one, three, or six months) plus one-half the percentage that were unchanged.


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Last update: March 16, 2016